Roseminu Varghese
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Roseminu Varghese

Lecturer

Biography

Roseminu Varghese is an Adult Nursing Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University.

She has clinical experience in caring for critically ill patients in neuro ICUs, cardiothoracic critical care units, and complex care medicine wards and has worked both in India and the UK. In her previous role as a clinical educator at the International Recruitment Team at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, she developed expertise in planning, coordinating, and managing the delivery of the nursing Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) training program and clinical skills in line with the requirements of the NMC OSCE. She has also obtained experience in delivering lectures and demonstrating procedures to both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing students at Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

She has a master's degree in Neuroscience Nursing from the Manipal College of Nursing, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India, and has completed her Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education from the University of Bolton, UK. She has also achieved a Fellowship of the HEA.

Esteem

Conference Organising Activity

  • Organized - International Conference on Global Challenges in Health Care
  • Organized - International Conference on Impact of Global Issues on Women and Children
  • Organized - International seminar on International Perspective on Ageing: Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice

 

Editorial Activity

  • Associate Editor for Nursing and Healthcare International Journal (NHIJ)

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Finalist Nursing Times Workforce Summit & Awards for best International Recruitment Experience
  • Best poster (first prize) on the theme: Make it happen - Women free from violence
  • Academic Excellence Awards

 

Invited Speaker

  • Poster presentation at the RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2025
  • Welcome Address - MCON, MAHE Alumni Meet- UK
  • Oral presentation at British Association of Neuroscience Nurses Conference
  • Guest Lecture- Vitals of Simulation in Clinical Nursing
  • Oral Presentation at Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Health Care Science Research Conference
  • NMAHP Research Conference, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
  • Guest lecture - Conquer COVID: Tales of COVID-19 Warriors
  • International Conference on Cardiovascular Nursing, Imaging and Heart Disorders, London
  • International Conference on Global Challenges in Health Care
  • Workshop on Parenteral Drug Administration
  • Poster presentation on the theme- Pledge for Parity
  • Poster presentation on the theme: We Can, I Can
  • 64th Annual Conference of the Neurological Society of India (NSI) & 36th Annual Conference of the Society of Indian Neuroscience Nursing (SINN)
  • Continuing Nursing Education on Urology, Nephrology and Neuroscience Nursing Updates
  • Poster Presentation on the theme- Diabetes Education and Prevention

 

Membership of Professional Body

  • Scottish Critical Care Interdisciplinary Research Liaison Group (SCCIRL)
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Nursing and Midwifery Council (Registered Nurse- Adult)
  • Society of Indian Neuroscience Nurses (SINN)
  • The Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI)

 

Visiting Positions

  • Honorary Advanced Research Fellow, NHS Lothian

 

Date


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Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients: A Systematic Review

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Varghese, R., Wojcik, G., Baruah, R., Rayamajhi, S., & Breen, C. (2025, May)
Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients: A Systematic Review. Poster presented at SICS 2025, Crieff
Background Comatose patients face significant challenges, including sensory disorders, long-term immobility, and reduced quality of life. 1,2 The limited sensory stimulation ...

A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

Report
Varghese, R., Wojcik, G., Baruah, R., Rayamajhi, S., & Breen, C. (2024)
A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Personalised Auditory Stimuli in Managing Critically Ill Adult Comatose Patients

Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning (CBL) in training international nurses for the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Station in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Varghese, R. (2025, March)
Effectiveness of Case-Based Learning (CBL) in training international nurses for the Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Station in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Poster presented at RCN Education Conference & Exhibition 2025, Glasgow
Diversity and inclusion are central to nurse education, especially when preparing international nurses for roles in the UK. This action research project focuses on the Case-Ba...

Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients - A feasibility study

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Varghese, R. (2023, November)
Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients - A feasibility study. Presented at Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health Professions, Psychology, Pharmacy, and Health Care Science Research Conference 2023, Edinburgh

Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness among comatose patients

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Varghese, R. (2023, October)
Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness among comatose patients. Presented at 52nd Annual British Association of Neuroscience Nursing Conference, Dublin

Assessment of the cleaning and disinfection practices among healthcare workers in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) post-patient discharge

Journal Article
Varghese, T., R. Pai, R. R., & Varghese, R. (2022)
Assessment of the cleaning and disinfection practices among healthcare workers in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) post-patient discharge. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.55889/2582-7979.1248
Introduction: Patients being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) pose a risk of developing common healthcare acquired infections. Healthcare workers (HCWs) must be well-...

A Nurse’s Reflection on Covid Pandemic - The Hard Reality

Journal Article
Varghese, R. (2020)
A Nurse’s Reflection on Covid Pandemic - The Hard Reality. Nursing & Healthcare International Journal, 4(S1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.23880/nhij-16000s1-005

Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study

Journal Article
Varghese, R., Sulochana, B., & D'Souza, P. J. J. (2021)
Effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural responses in comatose patients – A feasibility study. Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, 9, 150-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cegh.2020.08.006
Purpose This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of voice stimulus on the level of consciousness, physiological parameters and behavioural response of comatose patie...

Prevalence of Depression Among Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asia: A Systematic Review

Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joseph, N. M., George, L. S., & Varghese, R. (2020, July)
Prevalence of Depression Among Patients With Cardiovascular Diseases in South Asia: A Systematic Review. Presented at Sigma's VIRTUAL 31st International Nursing Research Congress, Online
Purpose: Depression is highly prevalent and persistent in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) (Cohen, Edmondson & Kronish, 2015). Patients with comorbid CVD and depress...

A new approach for scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Journal Article
Varghese, R., & U, J. C. (2019)
A new approach for scoring in Objective Structured Clinical Examination. Manipal Journal of Nursing and Health Sciences, 5(1),
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) is a useful multi-use assessment tool which may be used to evaluate health care providers of various disciplines in a clin...

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